Taper Turning Attachment Adding New to Old

摘要

There are those among us who are satisfied to be in a model engineers' workshop community that enjoy finding a part of an accessory or assembly and finishing it off by finding or making the missing parts. This practice is also a useful way of developing and practising a broad range of engineering skills and at the same time introducing new methods and facilities in a model engineering workshop. There are a number of opportunities that arise to acquire parts to complete accessories, and in this project, which builds on an old part from an original Myford Taper Turning attachment. It is amazing what can be purchased by simply visiting boot fairs, farm sales, ex-MOD sales of second hand machine tools and of course advertisements for sale or wanted items in the Model Engineers' Workshop and Model Engineer magazine. Second hand machine tool suppliers often have parts available to complete a machine tool accessory that never reach the light of day. They are tucked away behind the larger machine tools and with a bit of ferreting can end up being a useful starting point for providing a very interesting project.